A SECOND WAR MENTIONED IN DESPATCHES GROUP TO A WARRANT OFFICER II WHO SERVED WITH THE ROYAL REGIMENT OF ARTILLERY 292/94 ANTI-AIRCRAFT REGIMENT AND THE ROYAL ELECTRICAL AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS IN NORTH AFRICA AND ITALY

M.I.D. London Gazette 29 November 1945

1939/45 Star, Africa Star with 1st Army Clasp, Italy star, Defence and War Medals, with M.I.D. Oakleaf, Territorial Army Efficient Medal ‘1471135 W.O.CL.2. I. W .KELK. R.E.M.E.’

1471135 Gunner Thomas William Kelk, enlisted into the Royal Regiment of Artillery on 15 March 1939 and was called up on 19 August that year. Promoted Staff Sergeant in August 1940 and Warrant Officer II in January 1942. During the War, he served with the Royal Regiment of Artillery 292/94 Anti-Aircraft Regiment before transferring to the Royal Electrical and Mechanical Engineers. He saw active service with the 78th Division, First Army in North Africa and the 78th Division, 8th Army (V Corps) in Sicily and Italy.

Sold with the following original documents etc:

M.I.D. Certificate (stuck to paper backing)
Reserve an Auxiliary Forces Territorial Army calling out notice, dated 20 July 1939 (stuck to paper backing)
WW2 medals enclosure confirming entitlement
Campaign Medals and Stars memo (named)
Soldiers release Book
First Army thanksgiving service (North Africa)
Shoulder board insignia

Condition Generally GVF. Court mounted.